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Beneficial Soil Microbiomes and Their Potential Role in Plant Growth and Soil Fertility

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  • Éva-Boglárka Vincze

    (Faculty of Science, Doctoral School of Chemistry, University of Pécs, Vasvári Pál Street 4, 7622 Pécs, Hungary
    Faculty of Economics, Socio-Human Sciences and Engineering, Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania, Libertăţii Sq. 1, 530104 Miercurea Ciuc, Romania)

  • Annamária Becze

    (Faculty of Science, Doctoral School of Chemistry, University of Pécs, Vasvári Pál Street 4, 7622 Pécs, Hungary
    Department of Analytical Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Material Sciences, Politehnica University of Bucharest, 1-7 Polizu Street, 011061 Bucharest, Romania)

  • Éva Laslo

    (Faculty of Economics, Socio-Human Sciences and Engineering, Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania, Libertăţii Sq. 1, 530104 Miercurea Ciuc, Romania)

  • Gyöngyvér Mara

    (Faculty of Economics, Socio-Human Sciences and Engineering, Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania, Libertăţii Sq. 1, 530104 Miercurea Ciuc, Romania)

Abstract

The soil microbiome plays an important role in maintaining soil health, plant productivity, and soil ecosystem services. Current molecular-based studies have shed light on the fact that the soil microbiome has been quantitatively underestimated. In addition to metagenomic studies, metaproteomics and metatranscriptomic studies that target the functional part of the microbiome are becoming more common. These are important for a better understanding of the functional role of the microbiome and for deciphering plant-microbe interactions. Free-living beneficial bacteria that promote plant growth by colonizing plant roots are called plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPRs). They exert their beneficial effects in different ways, either by facilitating the uptake of nutrients and synthesizing particular compounds for plants or by preventing and protecting plants from diseases. A better understanding of plant-microbe interactions in both natural and agroecosystems will offer us a biotechnological tool for managing soil fertility and obtaining a high-yield food production system.

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  • Éva-Boglárka Vincze & Annamária Becze & Éva Laslo & Gyöngyvér Mara, 2024. "Beneficial Soil Microbiomes and Their Potential Role in Plant Growth and Soil Fertility," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 14(1), pages 1-23, January.
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    1. Ugo De Corato, 2020. "Towards New Soil Management Strategies for Improving Soil Quality and Ecosystem Services in Sustainable Agriculture: Editorial Overview," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(22), pages 1-5, November.
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